Companies House & Corporate Documents
Phoenix Notary assists UK companies and businesses requiring corporate documents and company information to be notarised or certified for use overseas.
We can obtain and verify documents and information from Companies House and prepare the appropriate notarial certification for overseas banks, authorities, lawyers, regulators and other organisations.
Corporate documents we can assist with
These commonly include:
Certificates of Incorporation and Change of Name
Certificates of Good Standing
Memorandum and Articles of Association
Companies House extracts and filed documents
Director and shareholder information
Registered office and company details
Other corporate records and supporting documents
Obtaining and verifying Companies House documents
Where appropriate, we can obtain documents and verify company information directly from the public register maintained by the Registrar of Companies for England and Wales.
This enables the Notary to independently verify the source of the document or information and prepare the appropriate notarial certification for its intended use overseas.
Memorandum and Articles of Association
Overseas banks, authorities and other organisations frequently request notarised copies of a company’s constitutional documents.
We can assist with the Memorandum and Articles of Association and determine the appropriate method of certification by reference to the company’s Companies House record and the documents available.
Certificates of Good Standing
A Certificate of Good Standing may be required as evidence of a UK company’s status for an overseas transaction, registration, banking or other corporate purpose.
Where required, we can assist with obtaining the appropriate certificate and arranging any subsequent legalisation.
When might corporate documents be required?
UK company documents and information may be required in connection with:
Opening or operating a corporate bank account overseas
Registering a UK company or branch abroad
Overseas KYC and compliance requirements
International transactions
Appointing representatives or agents overseas
Regulatory or licensing requirements
Other cross-border corporate matters
If you have received a document checklist or specific instructions from an overseas bank, lawyer, authority or other organisation, please send these to us together with your documents.
Apostille and legalisation
Corporate documents may also need to be legalised before they can be used overseas. Depending on the document and destination country, this may involve an apostille and, where required, further embassy or consular legalisation
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Ready to proceed?
Please send us the documents or document checklist you have received, together with the country where the documents will be used and any instructions from the receiving organisation.
We will review the requirements and confirm the appropriate notarial work, legalisation requirements and fees before proceeding.